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entamer (1155)
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entamer (1155)

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entamier,  entamir;  (antamer,  estamer TLL i 390 (A))  
  FEW:  intaminare 4,733a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  entamer 9,480a TL: entamer 3,554 DEAF:  entamer  DMF:  entamer  TLF:  entamer  OED:  entame v.1  MED:  entamen v.  DMLBS:  intaminare 1419c

v.trans.

1also_fig.to damage, break: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Escu au col pendu del os d'un olifan, Ne.l purra entamer ne paien n'aleman  Horn 1417
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Me dois tu (=J.C.) plus qe toi amer E pur moi ta vie entamer?  Ross ANTS 2250
♦to injure, wound, hurt: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le gaiant sus el frunt feri; Les dous surcilz li entama  Brut WACE 11507
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E tant sanc espandre, tante char entamer  Rom Chev ANTS 2225
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  l’os de la hanche me entamat  Fol Trist ANTS 337
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (St Audree) Unkes ne pot estre entamee En cors ne en quer violee  S Audree1 943
♦fig.to hurt, distress: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Cist mot leur qoers si destregnoient E si parfond les entamoient  Ross ANTS 426
♦med.to pierce, destroy: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  S’ensi n’est ne ne seit trové Ke il (=tumour) ne soit mie entamé, Autre fiez li remetés Desi ke entamé le veés  Pop Med 171.694, 696
♦med.(of disease) to attack: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  (fig.) La char tant entame L’alme, k’ele pame  Serm Royal 947
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  E veit le clerk [...] Tut sein del mal ke l’out entamé  Mir N-D 58.252
2 to broach, open: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) un sake ay tot pleyn, qe unqes ne fust attamee (var. (B: c.1330) entamee )  BOZ Cont 134 (var.)
3to begin: 
( MS: s.xiv )  initiari: entamer  TLL i 389
( MS: s.xv )  initior: (Ar) estrener e entamer (var. (Bur: s.xiv) estrener et entagner; (S: s.xiii) estrener et antamer)  TLL i 390
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  iniciari: entamer  TLL i 393
♦lawto begin process upon, pursue an action: 
( 1303 )  plusurs quereles entamés entre le dit evesqe [...] et les gentz de la communalté  Reg Kellawe iv 499

p.p. as a.

1damaged: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Seint Bede mostre [...] K’en sa char n’out corumpeure Aprés sa mort ne ke en sa vie Ne est entamie ne blemie  S Audree1 2014
( MS: s.xiv1 )  si le furmage est entamé […]  Receptaria 32.283
2 injured, wounded: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  La fille Charles li cerche les costez K'il ne seit entamé ne nafrez  Otinel 1247

See also:

attamer  entamure  tamer2 
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